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323221 Noteworthy Female Guitarists and Bass Players Flying Under the Mainstream Radarhttps://www.guitarchalk.com/female-guitarists/
https://www.guitarchalk.com/female-guitarists/#respondWed, 16 Aug 2017 16:45:48 +0000https://www.guitarchalk.com/?p=31643Way back in 2007 the LA Times ran a story about the surge in sales to female guitarists and how retailers were responding. Nearly a decade later, the trend of guitar and bass becoming more gender-neutral hobbies has picked up a lot more steam. In fact, all-female bands are seen by … Read More

]]>Way back in 2007 the LA Times ran a story about the surge in sales to female guitarists and how retailers were responding. Nearly a decade later, the trend of guitar and bass becoming more gender-neutral hobbies has picked up a lot more steam. In fact, all-female bands are seen by … Read More

]]>https://www.guitarchalk.com/female-guitarists/feed/0How to Setup and Tweak a Cascading Delay Guitar Effect with GarageBand Amp Modelshttps://www.guitarchalk.com/cascading-delay-guitar-effect-garageband/
https://www.guitarchalk.com/cascading-delay-guitar-effect-garageband/#respondTue, 15 Aug 2017 15:33:00 +0000https://www.guitarchalk.com/?p=31664GarageBand 10 makes the use of amp models and effects with external instruments very robust and functional. In this article I'll walk you through how to use GarageBand to setup a cascading delay effect with your guitar, using one of these experimental amp models.

]]>GarageBand 10 makes the use of amp models and effects with external instruments very robust and functional. In this article I'll walk you through how to use GarageBand to setup a cascading delay effect with your guitar, using one of these experimental amp models.

]]>https://www.guitarchalk.com/cascading-delay-guitar-effect-garageband/feed/0How to Build a Grand Staff Tab for Guitar and Bass in Guitar Pro 7https://www.guitarchalk.com/grand-staff-tab-bass-guitar-pro-7/
Wed, 09 Aug 2017 18:31:54 +0000https://www.guitarchalk.com/?p=31370I remember when my mom used to teach me piano and I always struggled to read both the bass and treble clef at the same time. For some reason my 10-year old brain just couldn't grasp the difference between those lower notes and the melody I was hearing on the higher … Read More

]]>I remember when my mom used to teach me piano and I always struggled to read both the bass and treble clef at the same time. For some reason my 10-year old brain just couldn't grasp the difference between those lower notes and the melody I was hearing on the higher … Read More

]]>A Guitarist’s Response to Geoff Edgers’ “Death of the Electric Guitar” Article in the Washington Posthttps://www.guitarchalk.com/response-death-of-the-electric-guitar-washington-post/
https://www.guitarchalk.com/response-death-of-the-electric-guitar-washington-post/#respondWed, 09 Aug 2017 14:46:10 +0000https://www.guitarchalk.com/?p=31417I'm familiar enough with Geoff Edgers' accomplishments to understand that he's an excellent journalist and writer, who is well-versed in the areas of arts and performance from a broad cultural perspective. He's certainly qualified to comment on the current state of the electric guitar.

]]>I'm familiar enough with Geoff Edgers' accomplishments to understand that he's an excellent journalist and writer, who is well-versed in the areas of arts and performance from a broad cultural perspective. He's certainly qualified to comment on the current state of the electric guitar.

]]>Stunning Concert Photos: Guitarists and Musicians from European Venueshttps://www.guitarchalk.com/stunning-photos-guitarists-musicians-concerts/
https://www.guitarchalk.com/stunning-photos-guitarists-musicians-concerts/#commentsMon, 17 Jul 2017 20:38:44 +0000https://www.guitarchalk.com/?p=30557If you've been following Guitar Chalk for any length of time, you'll notice we always put a banner photo at the top of all our articles.

90 percent of the time those banner photos come to us from a Flickr account run by a fella from Belgium, under the profile … Read More

]]>https://www.guitarchalk.com/stunning-photos-guitarists-musicians-concerts/feed/222 of the Most Basic Guitar Chords for Beginners with Diagrams, Tabs and Audiohttps://www.guitarchalk.com/guitar-chords-beginners/
https://www.guitarchalk.com/guitar-chords-beginners/#respondFri, 30 Jun 2017 18:03:57 +0000https://www.guitarchalk.com/?p=30130Particularly in western music (pop, rock, the "post-grunge" era) chord progressions are quite simple.

Here's what I mean by simple:

Chord progressions follow or harmonize with bass lines which are often straightforward and easy to decipher. Even in songs that might sound complicated, with tricky rhythms or lengthy melody lines, bass lines … Read More

]]>Particularly in western music (pop, rock, the "post-grunge" era) chord progressions are quite simple.

Here's what I mean by simple:

Chord progressions follow or harmonize with bass lines which are often straightforward and easy to decipher. Even in songs that might sound complicated, with tricky rhythms or lengthy melody lines, bass lines … Read More

]]>https://www.guitarchalk.com/guitar-chords-beginners/feed/0Identifying Simple Pentatonic Scales and Structures for Building Soloshttps://www.guitarchalk.com/simple-pentatonic-scales/
https://www.guitarchalk.com/simple-pentatonic-scales/#commentsWed, 21 Jun 2017 17:57:18 +0000https://www.guitarchalk.com/?p=28106Typically, lead guitar players (at least the good ones) don't simply run through an entire scale and try to pass it off as their own solo.

The reason is that scales are structural.

They are a static construct.

In other words, they're templates and not finished products. Thus, using them … Read More

However, we do leave room in that policy for roundups and recommendations where we assess and recommend multiple products that fall under the same umbrella. For most of these roundups we simply avoid products we can't … Read More

]]>Per our publishing policy we no longer "review" products in the strictest sense of the word.

However, we do leave room in that policy for roundups and recommendations where we assess and recommend multiple products that fall under the same umbrella. For most of these roundups we simply avoid products we can't … Read More

]]>https://www.guitarchalk.com/pedalboard-power-supply/feed/2How We Setup a Portable PA System with In-Ear Monitors for a Church Planthttps://www.guitarchalk.com/portable-pa-system/
https://www.guitarchalk.com/portable-pa-system/#respondWed, 07 Jun 2017 16:45:46 +0000https://www.guitarchalk.com/?p=27673In the early months of 2017 our small(ish) church of roughly 200 regular attenders set about planting a second congregation in a neighboring town.

One of our most significant tasks was to procure, setup and maintain a second sound system that would accommodate a pastor and a worship team. We needed to … Read More